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One of TriMet's Gomaco-built replica heritage streetcars operating on the Portland Streetcar back in November, 2003. Two of these since-retired Gomaco "Council Crest" replica cars moved to St. Louis for a new trolley operation being built there. The other two went to the Willamette Shore Trolley operating out of Lake Oswego.
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A topless woman holds a "resist" flag as members of the Patriot Prayer Movement walk nearby in a park in downtown Portland Oregon September 10. 2017. Several hundred left-wing protesters, including Antifa, descended in to downtown Portland to oppose the right-wing group. (Photo by Natalie Behring for AFP)
With Seattle sketcher Gail Wong, I rode a Bolt Bus down to Portland for the day to participate in this annual event. It was my first real trip to spend any time in downtown Portland and was impressed with the architecture and culture of the city. I definitely will be back.
This building caught my eye because of the color around the windows of what seemed like a warehouse, only to be told by a passing mail courier that in 2012 it was the site of MTV's 28th season of 'The Real World', probably one of the original reality shows.
There were over a hundred sketchers attending the event and I met many great sketchers whose work I've enjoyed online and can now put a face to. I went back to Seattle that night on the bus, a bit much for one hot day (90+). Next time I'll stay for the weekend and why not, Portland has a lot to offer a sketcher.
Okay, this was worth the trip. A beautiful sunrise at the Fort Williams Park in Portland, Maine. The park is in Cape Elizabeth (which is really Portland). The major attraction is the Portland Head Light (a lighthouse) but this is the Ram Island Lighthouse (I believe) that sits in the middle of the bay.
Confused yet? Just go. It’s an awesome place. My followers know I’m working on a Photography Park idea. I could use this place as a blueprint. It’s open for sunrise and it's beautiful. There must have been 20 photographers working the place at sunrise (5:21AM) but there are so many angles it never felt crowded.
Nikon D7000 -- Nikon 80-200mm F2.8 ED
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With Chesil Beach to the left and Portland Harbour and Weymouth Bay to the right, seen through the Portland stone Olympic rings which serve to remind us that this area was used for the sailing events during the 2012 Olympic games and is now home to the Weymouth Sailing Academy.
"Last Friday I lost the love my of life. My soulmate. One of my best friends. She, and her sister Faryn, are the most beautiful things I've have ever known. In everything Fallon did there was an element of giving. She wanted to become a teacher when she grew up. She was going to be a teen leader at High school this year so new people wouldn't feel alone. She wanted to become an outdoor school counselor. She helped start a native garden at Winterhaven school because she just wanted bring the butterflies and birds back. She sewed pillows for the cats at the humane society. If she had money, she spent it on gifts for others. Fallon was a very giving person, especially for someone so young. During these last few days, which have been the darkest of my life, one of the only comforts is how many people are helping. Something Mr. Rogers said keeps coming back to me. He said, “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping'". There has been so many helpers from the beginning. Because of this I can remember there's still good in the world, the type of kindness Fallon gave every day. Thank you to everyone who has come together to make the project."
Fawn
On Friday afternoon at around 4pm there was a horrible crash on SE 43rd and Hawthorne. A driver traveling at around 60mph in the middle turning lane struck a 15 year-old girl crossing the street. The girl who was killed was my daughter's friend's daughter. When someone we know get killed, by accident or any other unnatural way, it brings death closer and provokes deep thoughts about existence and why such things happen.
We can lose everything in a split of a second. We have no guarantees whatsoever, no control either. Things happen, life is cut off and leave the close ones in terrible shock.
I can't even begin to imagine the sorrow the family is going through right now.
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Ending weeks of emotional back-and-forth between transportation reform activists, neighbors and the City of Portland; the Bureau of Transportation confirmed with us this morning they plan to install a permanent crosswalk and a median island on Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard at 43rd.
This is the intersection 15-year-old Fallon Smart was walking across on August 19th when a man recklessly and illegally drove his car into her and killed her. It’s also a stretch of Hawthorne that local residents and business owners have complained about for many years; because despite being a bustling main street filled with popular destinations there are no marked crosswalks for eight full blocks (between 41st and 48th).
Just days after Smart was hit the community made a presence at this intersection with their own bodies and a variety of objects. They had one goal: Slow people down so that a tragedy like this never happens again. The intersection became filled with a mix of memorial items like flowers, signs and photos; and guerrilla traffic-calming devices like a orange traffic cones and an unsanctioned crosswalk. The center turn lane used by Abdulrahman Noorah to speed passed someone who had stopped to let Smart cross was effectively closed.
“”It has taken time and unfortunately a terrible tragedy happened in that time, but the action they plan to take now will save lives in the future.”
— Katherine White, works at a nearby business
After about a month had passed and the city felt Smart’s family and the community had time to grieve, they decided to clear the intersection and re-open the center turn lane. Sources we spoke to from the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association said the City received complaints from some Hawthorne Blvd users that the unsanctioned closure and objects were making the road unsafe.
PBOT’s plans did not sit well with people who are tired of the speeding and dangerous driving on Hawthorne — especially in a city that has committed to Vision Zero and has a Livable Streets Strategy that aims to make public roads more than just places to speed through in cars.
We published a letter from an employee of a nearby business who implored the city to keep the memorial up until a permanent solution could be installed. “The memorial is making a difference,” wrote Katherine White of One With Heart, a martial arts studio. “Cars are no longer racing down the street at 40 miles an hour… Isn’t it sometimes worthwhile to let go of policy and procedure, to step outside the bureaucratic road blocks and just do the right thing?”
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This is a different view of the Portland lighouse. I loved this one and thought you might, too !!
My daughter is here with me and doing fine - we slept on and off last night - she is feeling some better all ready. Thanks again for all of your prayers and support - you are the best. Smiles and hugs, Nana :) !~ ♥